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Mauritius, Tropical Storm BERGUITTA P a g e | 1 Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) Mauritius, Tropical Storm BERGUITTA DREF n° MDRMU002 Glide n°: TC-2018-000007-MUS For DREF; Date of issue: 24 January 2018 Date of disaster: 19 January 2018 Expected timeframe: 3 months Operation start date: 19 January 2018 Expected end date: 19 April 2018 Project Manager/Budget Manager IFRC: Marshal Mukuvare, DM Delegate, Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean Islands Cluster Point of contact: Navin Mahadoo, Ag Director General Overall responsible for compliance, monitoring and and DM/DRR Coordinator reporting of the operation Category allocated to the disaster or crisis: Yellow DREF allocated: CHF 89,109 Total number of people affected: 10,000 persons (2,000 Number of people to be assisted: 3,600 people (6001 households) households) Host National Society presence (n° of volunteers, staff, and branches): The Red Cross of Mauritius with 300 volunteers, 15 staff on two islands and 6 branches. Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners actively involved in the operation: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), French Red Cross, PIROI – Regional Intervention Platform for Indian Ocean, Other partner organizations actively involved in the operation: National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Since the first week of January 2018, Mauritius has been experiencing heavy rainfall over the island (over 2,000mm) within one week. On Saturday 13 January 2018, a cyclone warning Class 1 was issued for the Rodrigues due to the presence of a tropical disturbance near the island. The tropical disturbance was centred 230km north-east of Rodrigues moving west-southwest direction at about 15km per hour and was expected to increase in intensity with winds exceeding 110km per hour. On 14 January, the cyclone warning was upgraded to Class 3 for Rodrigues island which based on the trajectory of the cyclone, was going to be most affected. The winds were moving at a speed of 50km per hour with gusts of up to 120km per hour. On Monday 15 January 2018, a cyclone warning class I was issued for Mauritius and on Tuesday 16 January 2018 a cyclone warning class II was issued as the Cyclone intensified and continued to move in a general west south westerly track at about 10 km/hr. Active bands passed over the island on the night of Wednesday 17 January 2018 as active cloud bands continued to affect the island. The cyclone was projected to make landfall at 12:00 hours on Thursday January 19, 2018. However, the cyclone was downgraded to a tropical storm projected to make landfall as a category 1 tropical storm. On 19 January, Tropical Cyclone BERGUITTA, continued its south westerly direction and passed at about 70 Km from the south of Mauritius. BERGUITTA reduced its intensity and finally passed near Mauritius as a Severe Tropical Storm. 1 Average number of people per household is at 6 P a g e | 2 Trajectory of Cyclone Berguitta on 17 January 2018 Flooding after the storm made landfall/Source of photos: Local media The tropical storm affected at least 10,000 families with approximately 3,600 people evacuated and accommodated in 57 of the 171 evacuation centres opened by the government in anticipation of the cyclone making landfall. P a g e | 3 Summary of the current response Overview of Host National Society. By 16 January 2018, the Mauritius Red Cross Society had taken actions including mobilizing the Disaster Management Coordinator (DMC) for the National Emergency Operations Command (NEOC), established a line of communication with IFRC and the PIROI (Regional Intervention Platform of the Indian Ocean), shared a draft of this DREF operation EPoA with PIROI and IFRC, as well as other relevant partners and shared Sit-Reps with all Branch Directors to ensure communication and state of readiness. It should be noted that Mauritius Red Cross Headquarters and all its Branch Directors were on standby, including all BDRTs (Branch Disaster Response Team). MRCS regularly attends all NEOC meetings relating to Cyclone Berguitta alert. The Mauritius Red Cross Society (MRCS) is a humanitarian institution in the areas of Health and Care including first aid, promotion of humanitarian principles and values, disaster risk management, vulnerability and capacity assessment at community level. The MRCS is composed of six local branches and committees (including Rodrigues, an outer island) guaranteeing a strong local and community anchorage. MRCS has presence across the island, with volunteers integrated into the community. The NS enjoys strong recognition from the local population, business community and the local authorities. The MRCS has been involved in national preparation, including through participation in coordination meetings and drafting of the national contingency plan and it is worth noting that MRCS has in the past, also responded to several post cyclone and floods situations. MRCS has been requested to support affected population leaving evacuation centres with food vouchers and hygiene items. As such, some 50 volunteers have been deployed for 5 days to conduct these assessments. Overview of Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in country IFRC supports MRCS through its Eastern Africa and Indian Islands Cluster office in Nairobi. IFRC has been closely monitoring the situation with MRCS and been in discussions with PIROI since the alert was issued. The IFRC provides technical support to MRCS through trainings to staff and volunteers in disaster preparedness and response. The Regional Intervention Platform for Indian Ocean (PIROI) supports the Indian Ocean Islands National Societies in disaster preparedness and response through the PIROI programme which is a partnership of the Indian Oceans Islands, Tanzania and Mozambique National Societies. The MRCS just signed a MoU with the Italian Red Cross in view of upgrading its ambulance service and increase the capacity of its volunteers. The ICRC’s Regional Delegation for the Indian Ocean Islands is based in Mauritius and provides support to MRCS. Overview of non-RCRC actors in country At national level, the National Emergency Operations Command (NEOC) of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Centre (NDRRMC) is activated to Level 1. This multi-agency forum brings together all departments, Ministries and the private sector, including NGOs which are mobilized as per the National Disaster Scheme and Standard Operating Procedures. The government of Mauritius is supporting all families leaving the evacuation centres with CHF 5 per person. The Ministry of Social Security has begun a needs assessment and is expected to share the lists of the most vulnerable people requiring immediate assistance following the impact of the storm. The MRCS will use the following as part of its selection criteria; extent of damage to houses, women headed households, households headed by the elderly, vulnerable households hosting disabled people as well as child headed families. The lists will be shared with MRCS and will be used for the selection of beneficiaries of this DREF operation. In addition, the results of this assessment will allow, if necessary, for the revision of the operational plan of this DREF operation. Needs analysis, targeting, scenario planning and risk assessment As a precautionary measure, the government established evacuation centres as the cyclone approached Mauritius. The government also evacuated families that lived in locations where the cyclone was projected to make its landfall. A total of 3,600 people have been evacuated from their homes and are sheltered in different evacuation centres established by the government. The urgent needs of the evacuated people are food, as well as clean and safe drinking water. Most of the evacuated population were living in poor housing facilities in illegal settlements. BERGUITTA brought over 500 mm of water in one day with gust of 120 km/hr, damaging houses/shelters which are poorly built. The affected home owners will need assistance to reconstruct their homes. P a g e | 4 Whilst most structures have not been destroyed, there are significant damages to the roofs and some houses are flooded with the water damaging household items including food and bedding. The immediate needs of the affected families include shelter, food items and hygiene items. The families require assistance to purchase food for consumption as well as mattresses and bed linen because their properties have been destroyed by the floods. To reduce the risk of water borne diseases, there is a need to support the affected population with disinfection and cleaning equipment to clean their homes before moving back in. Targeting According to data available, 3,600 people had been evacuated as a precautionary measure since they were living in poor shelter facilities and locations at risk of being affected, would the cyclone make landfall. Following post-storm meetings with NEOC, MRCS was given the assignment to prioritize the evacuated and most vulnerable population with assistance. Note that the proportion of affected persons is likely to increase from the announced 10,000 persons, following the assessment which is currently being conducted by 50 MRCS volunteers. However, the National Society has agreed to only support a total of 600 households (3,600 persons), who will be selected through a two-step process, the first being their registration by the Ministry of Social Security. The ministry will submit the lists to MRCS. After this registration,
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